Tallahassee, FL 32303 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tallahassee, FL, ZIP 32303
Around 03/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 195 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 255 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Tallahassee, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Tallahassee has about 12 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 03/11 isn't a guarantee
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tallahassee compares
About 255 days separate Tallahassee's last and first frost, putting it 6,868 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,552 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tallahassee can differ from the 32303 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Tallahassee's frost date answer different questions.